You'd think Case & Deaton would want to note drop in "Deaths of Despair"–it tends to validate their thesis that the root causes are economic: job loss & low wages,for non-colllege workers. Those things improved & sure enough deaths drop! On other hand, Trump might claim credit. https://t.co/Vumj1DivT7

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